Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.7 - Banda Sea, 387 km SSE of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, lunes, 16 may. 1966
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Moderate magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 201 km depth
Magnitud: 5.7
Profundidad: 201.1 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 6.974°S / 129.352°E

Volcán mas cercano: Teon (26 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
311 km al NE de Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
360 km al ENE de Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
377 km al ENE de Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
387 km al SSE de Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
405 km al OSO de Tual (pop: 39,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
407 km al S de Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
452 km al ENE de Dili (Timor-Leste) (pop: 150,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
460 km al ENE de Aileu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
477 km al ENE de Likisa (Timor-Leste) (pop: 19,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
2488 km al E de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 2.2 x 1013 joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 5.7 | 201 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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